Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde The House of Representatives has hailed President Bola Tinubu over his second year anniversary, stressing that he has demonstrated good leadership. NPO Reported that the President had yesterday marked his second year in office since his swearing in on the 29th of May 2023. Describing the anniversary as a milestone which provides an opportunity to reflect on the significant progress achieved by the Tinubu-led administration, the lawmakers in a statement issued by their spokesman, Akin Rotimi, noted with satisfaction the early signs of macroeconomic stability, enhanced investor confidence, and improved fiscal performance. These outcomes, according to Rotimi, reflected…

Safiu Kehinde The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians of another scam investment scheme identified as Silverkuun Investment Cooperative Society/ Silverkuun Limited. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the commission on Thursday. According to the statement, the scheme which claimed to be an Investment Adviser/Fund Manager is not registered to operate in the Nigerian capital market. SEC warned the public against transacting with the scheme, urging investors to always verify the status of companies and entities offering investment opportunities. The statement read in part; “The attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“the Commission”) has been…

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, health and family minister Catherine Vautrin has said. The ban will come into force on 1 July and will include beaches, parks, public gardens, outside schools, bus stops and sports venues. “Tobacco must disappear where there are children,” Vautrin said in an interview published by Ouest-France daily. Vautrin added that “the freedom to smoke must end where the freedom of children to breathe fresh air begins”. The outdoor areas of cafes and bar – known as terrasses – will be exempt from the ban, she said.…

A father-of-three and former Royal Marine has been charged following the Liverpool parade crash in which 79 people were injured. Paul Doyle, 53, from Burghill Road in West Derby, was arrested on Monday, when a car ploughed into fans attending Liverpool’s Premier League victory celebration, Merseyside Police confirmed. A nine-year-old was among those injured when the car Mr Doyle is alleged to have been driving crashed into supporters at 18:00 BST on Water Street. The local businessman faces multiple counts of causing, and attempting to cause unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent as well as one of dangerous…

Safiu Kehinde Many passengers have been left in critical conditions as Ilorin-bound bus collided with truck along Lagos-Ibadan highway. This incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Thursday. As captured in a post shared on X, the white Toyota Hilux which departed from Lagos was horribly crushed with its passengers lying by the roadside. Residents and passers-by were seen trying to rescue the driver who was trapped to his seat. However, the number of casualties is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. See video below

Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has foiled attempt by a suspected kidnapper and ritualist, Obi Obieze, to flee from Nigeria following discovery of human bodies at his residence. Obiezie had been declared wanted after the bodies of kidnap victims, including a heavily pregnant woman, were found buried in his compound in Unojo, Umumba Ndi-Agu, Ezeagu Local Government Area. He was arrested during attempt to flee through the Badagary-Seme border in Lagos. Confirming his arrest in a statement issued on Friday, the NIS Comptroller General, , Kemi Nandap disclosed that Obieze was declared wanted by the Enugu State Police…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian social media influencer and activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been spotted with a mystery woman in Istanbul, Turkey. VDM had earlier in a post on his Instagram handle announced his arrival at Turkey alongside his manager, Kokopee, and brother, Mark Vincent Otse, to celebrate with Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen over his league title victory with Galatasaray. However, the activist would be captured in a post on with the yet-to-be identified lady. While avoiding the camera, she made several romantic posture with the activist with one showing VDM grabbing her backside. The activist…

Safiu Kehinde Former Mauritania’s Minister of Finance, Sidi Ould Tah, has emerged as the new President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). With Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina’s two terms which spanned across ten years coming to an end by September, the organization held fresh election during its Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday. Sidi emerged winner of the election, marking the beginning of a new era as he takes over from Adesina. According to the AfDB, Tah was elected by the Bank’s Board of Governors, comprising Finance and Economy Ministers or Central Bank Governors of the Bank Group’s…

Agency Report The Police Command in Ondo State has arrested 46 suspects following a clash between rival cult groups that claimed five lives in Ondo town, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Akure. The NAN reports that the cult clash occurred on Monday evening and lasted till Tuesday, with many people injured during the crisis. Ayanlade, who said that efforts were ongoing to arrest others, explained that the suspects were arrested with firearms and ammunition in…

Safiu Kehinde The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has on Thursday reaffirmed the victory of Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, over the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, at the 2024 governorship election. In a judgement delivered by a three-member panel led by Justice M. A. Danjuma, the court dismissed an appeal filed by Ighodalo, to challenge the election outcome. The appellate court held that it found no reason to dislodge the May 15 judgement of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which validated the declaration of Gov. Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner…